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Outfit Ideas For Dressing Like a Femme Fatale!! And for those of you who love to learn, I wrote a brief history of the Fatale women depicted in literature and paintings in the 19th and 20th centuries. I don’t believe that there is one quintessential Fatale look. Black seems to always be the preferred choice for those trying to imitate…
Best Ideas for Styling Saddle Shoes! In this article you will learn; Saddle shoes – definition Saddle -Piece of leather on a shoe, usually in contrasting colour, stitched from forward shank, at one side, over vamp to the other side. A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern by Mary Brooks Picken Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and…
The 1940s Fashion: Elegance, Endurance & the Art of Wartime Dressing Darling readers,Step with me into the formidable yet fashionable world of 1940s fashion, where elegance refused to surrender, even as the world stood at war. This extraordinary decade, often overshadowed by global conflict, birthed some of the most iconic silhouettes in fashion history—sharp-shouldered suits, nipped-in waists, straight skirts, and…
My name is Dominique de Merteuil. I'm a vintage fashion blogger and curator of elegance. As the founder of It's Beyond My Control, a vintage fashion guide, I take pride in sharing my 20+years of knowledge, research and passion for clothing from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s—which I wear daily. My credo: Life is too short to wear ordinary clothes!
